The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-06-01
BRIEF JoTTiNcs.

Yesterday was bright and sunny, although
thesouth wind was lacking in warmth.
The steamer Cadet is being run as high
pressure boat for short time until new
pipes are completed for her condenser
The new steamer Winthrop of the Maine
Steamship Company's line Will be brought
here about June 10TH
The exhibition of work at Mr.. Fox's studio
will continue open from / until p. m,
closing June 4th.
EBosworth Post has received an invitation
to attend the unwilling of the Soldiers Monu-
ment at Ellsworth, July 4th. Department
Commander Galley and staff will attend.
A special meeting of the directors of the
Portland & Ogdensburg was held yesterday
afternoon but no matters of public interest
were discussed.
William Shea, employed by the Portland
Company, caught his hand in pair of iron
shears Monday and it was badly injured
The wound was dressed by DR.. Cammett
The Westbrook Manufacturing Company
has declared a semi-annual dividend of two
and half per cent. payable at their Office on
the 10Th of June.
Mr.. Samuel Trask is to erect a block of
two handsome brick houses on the corner of
Spring and Vaughan Streets The plans
were drawn by Messrs. Fassett and Tomp-
son.
The last meeting of the season of Portland
Auxiliary of the McAll Mission of Franco
win be held in the chapel of State street
church to-day at p. m. All interested are
cordially invited.
We understand that the insurance agents
of this city, member of the Portland Board
Of Fire Underwriters, commence June 1st
to make their hours for business from 9 a.
m. to 4 p. m.
Mr.. r. w. Ball, the advance agent for
Barnum was in town yesterday. Barnum S
circus will not show in this vicinity until
July 18th, and will perform on the Deering
grounds.
The meeting of old members of the Port
land Rifle Corps, called for last evening to
decide on celebration of the anniversary,
was adjourned without action, there being
but few present.
Hon. w. G. Davis is reconstructing the
brick stables in the rear Of the Winslow
house, lately occupied by the Commercial
Club, and will by this means add ten more
rooms to the house and dining room 25x40
feet in size.
AT the funeral of Capt. William Mitchell
last year Chambers band played the tune of
Dennis" arranged for the occasion by Frank
l.. Collins. Monday the band played the
same piece over Captain Mitchell's grave at
Evergreen cemetery.
Some sneak thieves broke into St. Luke's
Cathedral Monday and broke open the aims
chest and stole the contents. The aims
chest is situated just to the left of the main
entrance. 1t is not known how much money
was in the box as tits only opened few times
year.
The yacht belonging to Messrs. E. S. Paul
and S. F. Merrill of Auburn, will compete
with the Portland Yacht Squadron in the
June yacht races. The Mile now has the
cup and she proposes to hold it, if she can.
She has been thoroughly overhauled at East
Boston, the past winter. She is now in Bos-
ton but will come down to Portland in few
days.
The Boston-Bangor packet line, at prescnt
comprised of nine vessels, but shorty to be
increased to thirteen, now touch at Portland,
thus affording Portland mepenants the same
facilities as Boston. Rsdgor merchants hope
to be able to have tte new steamboat chat is
shortly to co esthe route from that city to
Rockland, also run to Portland, making
daiIyh1pS between the two cities.